Vinyl pressings
by Trooper · 1979
Hot Shots was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
MCA-5101-A PRI MCA-1717-AZ-1 AZSide A runout, variant 1
MCA-5101-B PRI MCA-1718 AZSide B runout, variant 1
MCA-5101-A ② PRI MCA-1717-AZ-1 AZ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀Side A runout, variant 2
MCA-5101-B PRI MCA-1718 AZ ParaSide B runout, variant 2
MCA 1717-A 5101 TLC-3A-side runout, variant 1
MCA 1718-B+ 5101 W6 TLC-3B-side runout, variant 1
MCA 1717-A 5101-2-side"A" TLC-3A-side runout, variant 2
MCA 1718-B 5101 xxxx W6 TLC-3B-side runout, variant 2
5101 NCA 1717-A TLC - 3Side 1
MCA 1718-B MCA-5101 - B TLC - 3Side 2
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5101First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5101First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5101First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37144LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37144LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-3222LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-3222LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Canada | Universal Music Canada Inc. 5387827 / MCA Records 5387827LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5101 / MCA Records MCA 5101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA 5101 / MCA Records MCA-37144LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Hot Shots are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1979 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Canada. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-5101-A PRI MCA-1717-AZ-1 AZ and MCA-5101-B PRI MCA-1718 AZ. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
